Dear parents and coaches, I got the following question from Amy, a chess mom in Ohio: “I have heard about doubled pawns. What are they, and why are the…
of doubled pawns being a clear advantage: Here, White has doubled pawns on b2
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The position looks fairly equal here since Black has more space for now and the b3
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If instead 1. b4, then 1…Ka7 2. b5 Ka8 3. Kc7 Ka7 4.
If you haven’t read the first article on the Stonewall Dutch, you might want to start there. This is our second game in the opening, and here black chooses a…
of playing f5, Nf6, e6, d5, Bd6 and c6, black SHOULD play f5, Nf6, e6, Bb4, 0-0, b6
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sure to show what happens if Black tries to keep his pawn on c4, by playing 3…b5
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ისწავლე ყველაფერი მოჭადრაკეების საყვარელი მანევრის – იტალიური ფიანკეტოს შესახებ.
მოკლედ, როდესაც თეთრებს თავიანთი კუ b2-ზე ან g2-ზე გაჰყავთ, ვამბობთ, რომ ფიანკეტო
არსებობს მოულოდნელი საჭადრაკო სვლები, რომელთაც მოთამაშისთვის უმეტეს შემთხვევაში გადამწყვეტი უპირატესობა მოაქვთ. Შუალედური სვლა სწორედ ასეთია.
ქვემოთ მოცემულ პოზიციას დააკვირდი. თეთრებმა ლაზიერი b5-ზე დასვეს. ეგონათ, რომ შავებს
By WIM Alexey Root Would you want to trade $9 for $3? How about giving up $9 to get $5 back? If your answer to those questions is
The bishop on h1 can move to g2, f3, e4, d5, c6, b7, or a8.
Zwischenzug is a chess term meaning intermediate move. These are unexpected chess moves that can often give you a deciding advantage.
White has just moved their queen to b5, thinking that Black would have to trade queens
